Possession

A Novel of the Fallen Angels

By: J. R. Ward

Narrated by: Eric Dove

Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward explores what really happens when good and evil toy with humanity in her new novel of the Fallen Angels, as the salvation of a doomed soul depends once again on a crossroads....

When Cait Douglass resolves to get over her broken heart, throw off her inhibitions, and start really living, she's unprepared for the two sensual men who cross her path. Torn between them, she doesn't know which to choose - or what kind of dire consequences could follow.

Jim Heron, fallen angel and reluctant savior, is ahead in the war, but he puts everything at risk when he seeks to make a deal with the devil - literally. As yet another soul is unwittingly caught in the battle between him and the demon Devina, his fixation on an innocent trapped in Hell threatens to sidetrack him from his sacred duty....

Can good still prevail if true love makes a savior weak? And will a woman's future be the key, or the curse, for all of humanity? Only time, and hearts, will tell.

©2013 J.R. Ward (P)2013 Penguin Audio

Not my favorite book in the series.

I won’t give any spoilers from this book (which there are many), but there will some be from previous books in the series.

In book five from the Fallen Angels series, we start off pretty much where book four ended. Jim is obsessed with getting Sissy out of hell. He does what he has to, to get Devina to give up Sissy and she isn’t in great shape. He spends a large portion of his time focusing on her and not enough time on the game.

It take a while to figure out who the soul is this story. Ward doesn’t focus on the hero and heroine as much in this story. There is so much that goes on more with other aspects of the game, they seem lost within the story.

The heroine is Cait, who is a children’s book illustrator and art professor in college. She was actually one of Sissy’s professors before she died. She has a broken heart and her best friend is trying to get her back into the dating game. She meets a singer, GB, at a club with her friend. He asks for her number, which her friend promptly supplies. The before she can even leave the club, she runs into Duke, whose a bouncer at the Iron Mask. He wants to meet with her at the club when his shift ends. Cait has a hard time choosing between the two men.

We find out more than halfway through the story that one of these two guys is a really bad person. He has done some things that you don’t expect. We learn more about GB’s and Duke’s past later in the story.
As for the game, there are some extremely large changes that happen. I can’t say more than that without any spoilers. Let’s just say that, you have to read the book (or in this case, listen).

As for narration, I normally give Eric Dove a 4, but for this one, I have to give him a 3.5. The reason, Xhex. Duke works at the Iron Mask as a bouncer, which makes Xhex, or Alex, his boss. She has quite a few lines early on in the book. He makes her sound WAY too feminine. Now, to give him the benefit of the doubt, if he’s never listened/read BDB books, he would have no idea that Xhex is anything but feminine. John Matthew is mentioned as well, but more as the big guy that comes to see “Alex”, nobody’s ever heard him say a word.

Overall, I enjoyed the story, but I would’ve liked to see more time with our hero and heroine. I think their story was great, but too much time was spent on Sissy. You cannot skip this book.

Finally, Hate Waiting

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. Great series. Narration is great.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Hate to admit it but I live Davina and Adrain makes me laugh every time.

Which character – as performed by Eric Dove – was your favorite?

Adrain and all the Arch Angel voices

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The end got me. I love the love story.

Any additional comments?

I was not hooked at the beginning like all the others but towards the end it got me. Can't wait until the next. Hope we don't have to wait as long!

Wish publishers woudl stop giving deadlines

I have enjoyed this series immensely... however the last two book have felt rushed. I know publishers give deadlines and I wish they would stop doing that it always ruins good stories. This one was just ok if your like this series then I would suggest reading it but do not be in a rush and maybe wait to see if it goes on sale buy one get one type of thing cause I know I wish I had waited .

Storyline keeps getting better

I think the continuance of the story line keeps flourishing. While I like brotherhood better I still can't put this one down either. The performance is wonderful and magnificent as well.

Great Read!!

Loved it! Can't wait to read - listen the next! How is Jim gonna get them out of this one???

"Fabio without the cheese hair"

My headline about Fabio is a quote from the book. JR Ward never ceases to amaze me where she comes up with some of her sayings, but I love them. This newest addition is right up there with the rest, and they have the audio problem worked out with Eric Dove, so it sounds like the earlier books. (The audio in "Rapture"was really rushed, and ruined Eric's narration) That being said, this episode really focuses on Sissy and Jim, to the point of Jim being totally distracted from the race. The side story of Kate, Duke, and GB just had to work itself out to a point, and wasn't clear for most of the book, whom the target person was. I suppose there was a reason for so much on Sissy that can't be seen until the next installment, but it did seem a little too detailed on her past at times. That would be my only complaint, as I did really enjoy listening to the book, and did finish all 14 hours of it in 2 days. As with the others, Ms Ward adds in a cameo appearance of a character or two from the BDB series, just to keep things interesting.

Wonderful

As always, it was spell binding from start to finish! What great characters. Loved it!

Great book.!

Loved the book. I was on the edge of my seat!
JR Ward is a great Author. I especially love the Black Dagger series.

Wow!

Don't miss this one. Won't spoil it but this is the best since book 1!

love, love, love,

I can't get enough of these books, this series is fantastic. I wish there were more in the series.